Zoran Dimitrovski, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia

The Second National Prayer Breakfast gathered over 1,000 guests, including more than 350 foreign participants. Among them was Zoran Dimitrovski, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia. Since July 23, 2024, Zoran...

How North Macedonia’s Digitised Health System Leaves Vulnerable Patients Behind

Research by the United Nations assessing the digital gap and the use of digital tools reveals that globally gender differences in access to digital devices are minimal, with 95 percent of respondents stating that there are no differences between...

“Pearls of Bitola” Shine at Bulgarian Cultural Centre in Skopje

An exhibition called The Pearls of the Small Montmartre of Bitola opened at the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Centre (BCIC) in Skopje on September 4. The show features a selection of 20 artworks by 15 young artists from various countries....

The Blood of Martyrs Is the Seed of the Church

“Semen est sanguis Christianorum.” (“The blood of Christians is a seed.”) —Tertullian, Apologeticus Robert Royal has now published two separate volumes recounting the story of Catholic martyrdom in this century and in the last: The Catholic...

Balkan Political Discourse ‘Encouraging’ Online Hate Towards LGBTQ+ People

In North Macedonia, Sara Milenkovska, a project coordinator at the NGO Coalition Margins and a researcher on gender issues, said stereotypes and so-called ‘harmless jokes’ about LGBTQ+ people feed a system of oppression that legitimises violence....

When the Truth Struggles to Break Through: The UN, Israel, and the Search for Light

As we and the rest of the Jewish world prepare for the Yamim Noraim (High Holy Days) and cheshbon hanefesh, soul searching, it is impossible not to bring to our prayers and reflection the heavy sense of isolation we feel as a Jewish people. Nearly...

Former J-1 visa student receives $17K following wage complaint

Law student Kristina “Tina” Velichkovikj reviews the Colorado labor department’s final determination on her wage complaint filed last year against Aspen Meadows Resort. Velichkovikj, who worked as a restaurant server at the resort in summer 2024...

Interest in Bulgarian universities is growing among Bulgarians from Ukraine, Moldova and North Macedonia

Young people of Bulgarian descent living abroad continue to show sustained interest in enrolling at Bulgarian universities under Decree No. 103 of the Council of Ministers, issued in 1993. The decree provides preferential conditions for our...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Anniston

Biggest sources of immigrants to Anniston Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...

From Witnessing War to Promoting Peace

Born and raised in Syria, a country governed by an authoritarian regime, Tala Alahmar (G’25) witnessed the events of the 2011 Arab Spring unfold. Over weeks and months, she saw external pressures from other countries calling for democratic...

Sweida tensions subside but troops remain after US-brokered deal in Syria

Fighting between Syria's government and Druze fighters in southern Sweida subsided on Wednesday after a US-brokered peace deal, although troops were still encircling the area. The internal strife, which has drawn an Israeli military intervention...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Barnstable Town

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